Chapter 136: She's Pregnant

Qin Chuan exhaled a turbid breath, slowly stood up, and gazed out the window, muttering to himself, "I said I would shield you from everything!"

But just as his words fell, the urgent ring of a cell phone suddenly filled the air.

When he saw Xiao Mengyi's name on the caller ID, he was stunned for a moment.

Ever since Xiao Mengyi had been taken back to the Xiao Family, they had completely lost contact. He knew she had been placed under house arrest and never expected her to call on the day of her engagement.

Once the call connected, he heard a familiar voice, "Qin Chuan, I've thought a lot these past days and have come to understand that, from my birth, I was destined to be a sacrificial pawn in a family alliance."

"I've understood this since I was young, so I've always worked hard to make myself more excellent, excellent enough that the family would be reluctant to use me as a matrimonial sacrifice."